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JULY 24, 2015

Interviewer missed our phone interview twice. I submitted a resume for an office manager position at a small nonprofit, and was contacted a couple of days later by the administration director to set up a phone interview for the next day (Friday) or Monday. Following up months after hearing nothing post-interview.

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APRIL 9, 2017

Interviewer asked, “is there anything on your resume that’s an exaggeration?” ” I recently interviewed for an internal six-month “detail” in my organization, a position that wasn’t a promotion, just a lateral transfer. Our office is weirdly secretive about hiring. Here we go…. Insulting.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

If it gives you peace of mind, if it happens again you could knock on the door of the office she’s in and just say, “I didn’t expect anyone to be in here, so just wanted to check” or something like that … but I don’t think you even need to do that. Interviewer asked me, “Love to win or hate to lose?”

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FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Can you bill for your time after a long interview process? A friend recently sat for 29 — yes, 29 — half-hour interviews (company size ~180) for the position of senior director. The interviews included the CEO, President, COO, CFO, etc. 29 interviews is beyond excessive. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The office manager and second-in-command from him took a 50% pay cut and gave up her own benefits so that there would be money for our benefits and bonuses. The office manager doesn’t know that we know and no one has said anything to her. Will staying in retail for a year or two after graduating hurt my job search later?

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JUNE 28, 2016

– no office/professional experience – the most I’ve done is part-time retail gigs. I am job hunting in New York City for a luxury retail sales jobs. Although the interviewer had my resume with my phone number in front of her, she asked for my number. Do people still put phone numbers on resumes?

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JUNE 13, 2016

It all came to a head recently when he and the guy he shares an office with decided to fire their office manager. I interviewed for one job, got referred to a different one, and want to ask about the first one again. I recently was invited for a Skype interview with a great company. ” I am not okay with this.

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